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List of Orishas, Lwa, and Other African and Diaspora Deities

Eshu

This is a list of known West African and diaspora Orishas, Vodun, Lwa, notable Spirits, and Deities.  I’ve gathered information from a variety of sources.  It is by no means a complete list, and different cultures have different names and pronunciations.  Just in the Yoruba pantheon, there are said to…

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Oshun Incense and Oil Recipes

Oshun

Oshun Incense Oshun enjoys sweet smelling, fine incense, but you must make sure it is of the highest quality that you can afford.  If you are handy with the spoon, you can also make your own.  This is the recipe for a basic devotional incense, adapted for the western kitchen.…

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Yemaya Oil and Incense

Yemaya

Yemaya Oil You will need: 3 coffee beans or English peppers or 1 vanilla bean cut into 3 pieces 1/2 liter almond or other clear, light, natural oil 1 tablespoon sea salt 7 cowrie shells or other small shells or pieces of coral a piece of turquoise, sapphire, or blue…

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Oya Oil and Potpourri

Oya Oil Smoke is taboo for some traditions of Oya, so for observances, her devotional oil should be diffused on water, not straight on the burner. You will need: a stick of cinnamon for Eshu 1/2 liter of olive oil (for a war Goddess type energy) or sunflower oil if…

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Stinky Bottle Jar Spell

Esu and Sango

The infamous stinky jar or stinky bottle spell works to make your enemy repellent by causing them to stink. This particular one is the simplest (that I know of) and works as an aggressive cleanser. It can be viewed as a curse, but it is quite often used to save…

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Sierra Nixe or Oloton Corn Research: Nitrogen-fixing corn slime? A Mexican maize landrace supports nitrogen-fixing microbiota in aerial root mucilage | Plantae | Article and Video

Self Fertilizing Maize

Plants engage in intimate interactions with symbiotic microbes for the mutually beneficial exchange of nutrients. In a keystone study published in PLoS Biology, Van Deyze et al. (2018) describe the presence of nitrogen-fixing microbiota contained within an extensively carbohydrate rich mucilage found on the aerial roots of a Mexican landrace…

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